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BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: This position is included in the bargaining unit and will be filled in accordance with the merit staffing provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Article VIII.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All Sources

THIS POSITION IS OUTSIDE THE COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE

Appointment to this position will be made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. Candidates who do not have civil service status or reinstatement eligibility will not obtain civil service status if selected. Candidates currently in the competitive service will be required to waive competitive civil service rights if selected. Usual civil service benefits (retirement, health benefits, life insurance) are applicable for appointments of more than one year. Disabled veterans with 30% service-connected disabilities as well as other applicants with severe disabilities will be considered without regard to the closing date if applications are received prior to final selection.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The individual selected for this position will perform a variety of assignments designed to apply principles, theories, and techniques to a selected range of problems and/or issues associated with aspects of program operations, information assistance, and all phases of the proposal review processes for the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS). Provides ad hoc support for special requests and inquiries that require a scientific background to properly respond. Provides scientific assistance to BCS in all phases of the proposal review process and coordinates proposal review activities with SBE Divisions and other directorates. Assists with the screening of proposals and develops factual information about grants to ascertain whether the research is normally supported by BCS programs. Participates in ad hoc reviewer identification by (a) reading professional journals and reviews in the areas of sciences handled by the programs, working with Program Directors to expand the reviewer base, (b) administering the review process for selected categories of proposals, (c) producing reports using administrative data and other information from proposal and award records, (d) accessing information from other sources to help the BCS staff identify appropriate reviewers for proposals, and (e) serving as a resource to the programs to assist BCS staff with library research to identify less than obvious conflicts-of-interest of reviewers and Principal Investigators and working relationships with other scientists and academic institutions.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in any of the following social and behavioral sciences: archaeology; archaeometry; cognitive neuroscience; cultural anthropology; developmental and learning sciences; geography and regional sciences; linguistics; physical anthropology and social psychology. Some administrative, managerial or professional experience related to the position is desirable.